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Dutch-process cocoa by the bag, Valrhona drinking chocolate, couverture for a thick sipping pour, marshmallows, whipped toppings, chocolate shavings and café syrups — the whole cocoa bar in one order, at wholesale pricing.
Build the bar
Four parts to every cup you pour.
Sourced through JN Kidds Distributors. Warehouse pickup in Brockton and free local delivery on qualifying orders.
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Drinking chocolate
Valrhona Hot Chocolate Mix
5 lb bag · cocoa and real chocolate, add hot milk
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Cocoa base
Dutch-Process Cocoa
Bensdorp, Valrhona, Gerkens, Callebaut
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Sipping chocolate
Callebaut 811 Callets
54.5% dark · melts smooth into hot milk
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Signature cup
Valrhona Dulcey 35%
Blond chocolate · a caramelized, biscuity cup
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Topping
Mini Marshmallows
12 x 1 lb case · the classic float
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Flavor
Pure Peppermint Extract
1 quart · a few drops flavor a batch
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Finish
Callebaut Chocolate Curls
5 lb case · marbled petals for the top
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Café syrup
Fabbri Mixybar Syrups
1 liter · vanilla, hazelnut and chocolate
The working formula
Pick the build that matches your line and your crowd. All three scale from a single pot to a full event.
Dutch-process cocoa and sugar whisked into a paste with a splash of hot milk, then thinned with the rest. Blooming the cocoa first is what keeps the cup free of lumps and that dusty, bitter edge.
Couverture melted into hot milk with a little cream, roughly one part chocolate to three parts liquid by weight, for a thick, European-style pour. Callets and fèves melt evenly, so there is no chopping.
Drinking chocolate mix with steamed milk, flavored to order with peppermint, vanilla, hazelnut or caramel and finished with whipped topping and shavings. The fastest to train and the easiest to price per cup.
Everything on this page is bought the way a working drink program buys: cocoa by the 50 lb bag, drinking chocolate by the case, couverture by the box, marshmallows by the dozen pounds. Cafés, bakeries, schools, rink and ski concessions, caterers and holiday-market vendors pour from the same short list every winter, so we grouped it into one collection instead of making you hunt through baking, chocolate and beverage categories.
Dutch-processed, or alkalized, cocoa has had its natural acidity reduced. In a cup that means a darker color, a rounder chocolate flavor and a powder that disperses into hot milk more readily than natural cocoa. Bensdorp, Valrhona, Gerkens and Callebaut Extra Brute are the workhorses in our cocoa powder range. Black cocoa is for color and a deep, cookie-like note, used in small amounts alongside a standard Dutch cocoa. Natural cocoa still earns its place in baking, where its acidity reacts with baking soda.
A drinking chocolate mix is the fastest route: the Valrhona mix combines cocoa and real chocolate, so it only needs hot milk. Cocoa powder gives you control over sweetness and cost per cup. Couverture makes the richest drink and lets you build signature cups — milk chocolate for a creamier pour, Callebaut Gold for caramel, Valrhona Dulcey for a blond hot chocolate.
Whole milk is the standard. Evaporated milk adds body, sweetened condensed milk makes a thick, dessert-style cup, and whole milk powder is how dry mixes and event kits travel. Oat milk covers dairy-free guests. For the top, whipped topping bases and cream chargers keep a whipped cream station running through service.
Marshmallows, whipped topping and chocolate shavings are what turn a cup into a menu item. Peppermint extract is concentrated, so start with a few drops per batch and taste. Cinnamon and a pinch of ancho chili make a Mexican-style cup, vanilla, hazelnut and caramel cover the café menu, and a few flakes of sea salt finish a salted caramel hot chocolate.
Apply once for a wholesale account and your business gets trade pricing and easy reorder on eligible items. Warehouse items ship direct from our Brockton, MA warehouse, usually in one to two business days. Free local delivery is available on qualifying orders ($250+ in Massachusetts, $500+ in Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Maine), and warehouse pickup is open to local accounts. Cocoa, drinking chocolate mix, marshmallows and syrups ship as they are; couverture and chocolate shavings can soften in warm transit, so add the insulated shipping option or ask us first when an order is headed somewhere warm.
Schools, churches, youth sports and holiday-market vendors often run one cocoa table for a whole season. Our group buying program walks through how to pool orders into full cases and get them delivered in one shipment.
Yes. Apply through our wholesale registration form. Once your account is approved you get trade pricing and easy reorder on eligible items, including cocoa powder, drinking chocolate, couverture, marshmallows and syrups.
A Dutch-processed (alkalized) cocoa. It is darker, smoother and less acidic than natural cocoa and mixes into hot milk more easily. Whisk it with the sugar and a little hot milk into a paste before adding the rest, and the cup stays smooth.
Drinking chocolate mix for speed, cocoa powder for control over sweetness and cost per cup, and couverture for the richest, thickest sipping chocolate.
Melt couverture into hot milk with a little cream, roughly one part chocolate to three parts liquid by weight, and whisk until smooth. Dark callets give a classic cup; milk, caramel and blond couverture make signature versions.
Cocoa powder, drinking chocolate mix, marshmallows and syrups ship as they are. Couverture and chocolate shavings can soften in warm transit, so add the insulated shipping option at checkout or ask us first when an order is headed somewhere warm.
We offer free local delivery on qualifying orders ($250+ in Massachusetts, $500+ in Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Maine) and pickup at our Brockton, MA warehouse. Everything else ships nationwide.
Yes. Anyone can order at retail pricing, and there is no minimum to start. Wholesale pricing is for approved business accounts, and groups running one event can pool an order through our group buying program.
Set up your cocoa bar
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